I'm sure you remember the feeling. That unparalleled heart break. The disappointment. The force of reality's hand when it smacked you in the face and told you that Santa didn't exist. If you were like me, you probably cried until your eyes dried. You probably even had a tough time looking at your parents for at LEAST a couple of days.
Now rewind this moment to a year earlier.
If I walked up to you and told you that Santa Claus didn't exist would you believe me? Probably not. You would tell me something along the lines of "Nuh-uh my mom said he does. Plus, who do you think eats the cookies, stupid? My dad?!? No way he does!"
In this moment of our lives our parents build conventions that we guide our entire belief system on. To us, they are the equivalent of human Google's since they know everything. It isn't until later that we realize their faults.
What's the moral of the story?
What you think is true, probably isn't. What you think is right, is probably wrong. And what you think is for the best, is probably doing more damage than you can imagine. Thus if we want to be true innovators and create paradigm shifts against convention, we must be willing to accept that our life experiences may not provide us with a true representation of what is 'best.' Unfortunately this is easier said than done as embracing uncertainty is against our human nature. Similar to how you wouldn't have believed me when I told you Santa wasn't real.
Now, I write this without mentioning the 'professional' workplace as I've come to learn that it is not 'professionally' acceptable in most places to walk into your boss's office and prove him/her wrong. Plus, I don't want to have your firing on my conscience. So remember, this is just my unqualified opinion.....
